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Iowa State vs West Virginia football moved to Friday after Thanksgiving for 2020

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January 30th, 2020 by admin

AMES, Iowa – The Big 12 Conference announced today a date change for Iowa State’s 2020 football home game vs. West Virginia over Thanksgiving weekend.

The game will move to Friday, Nov. 27 from the originally scheduled date of Saturday, Nov. 28.

Kickoff time and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

2020 IOWA STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 SOUTH DAKOTA
Sept. 12 at %Iowa
Sept. 19 UNLV 
Sept. 26 *TEXAS TECH
Oct. 3 at *at Kansas
Oct. 10 *at Oklahoma State
Oct. 17 *OKLAHOMA- Homecoming
Oct. 29 (Thurs.) *KANSAS STATE
Nov. 7 *at TCU
Nov. 14 *BAYLOR
Nov. 21 *at Texas
Nov. 27 (Fri.) *WEST VIRGINIA

Home games in CAPS/BOLD
%Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
*Big 12 Conference game

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IGHSAU Girls Basketball Rankings 01/30/2020

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January 30th, 2020 by admin

2020 NINTH Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
January 30, 2020

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Newell-Fonda 16-0 2
2 Marquette Catholic 16-1 3
3 North Mahaska 12-2 4
4 Algona Bishop Garrigan 16-1 5
5 Montezuma 14-1 1
6 MMCRU 16-0 6
7 Saint Ansgar 14-2 7
8 Exira-EHK 15-1 10
9 Burlington Notre Dame 15-1 11
10 Woodbury Central 13-3 12
11 East Buchanan 12-4 13
12 Council Bluffs St. Albert 8-6 8
13 Kingsley-Pierson 14-3 9
14 Central Elkader 16-2 15
15 Springville 14-3 NR
Dropped Out: Central Decatur (14)

Class 2A
School Record LW
1 Cascade 16-0 1
2 West Hancock 18-0 2
3 North Linn 15-1 3
4 Osage 13-1 4
5 MFL-Mar-Mac 16-2 5
6 Van Buren County 15-2 7
7 Western Christian 12-4 8
8 AHSTW 15-1 10
9 West Branch 14-3 6
10 Mediapolis 16-1 11
11 Mount Ayr 13-2 12
12 Maquoketa Valley 14-3 9
13 Panorama 13-2 14
14 Logan-Magnolia 14-2 NR
15 Emmetsburg 11-4 15
Dropped Out: Hudson (13)

Class 3A
School Record LW
1 Dike-New Hartford 14-1 1
2 Crestwood 14-2 2
3 Bishop Heelan 11-3 3
4 Clear Lake 14-1 4
5 Roland-Story 12-2 5
6 North Polk 10-4 7
7 Des Moines Christian 15-1 8
8 Red Oak 13-3 6
9 Okoboji 15-1 9
10 West Burlington 12-3 10
11 West Liberty 15-2 12
12 Davenport Assumption 10-5 11
13 West Marshall 11-1 14
14 Jesup 12-3 NR
15 Monticello 12-4 NR
Dropped Out: Hampton-Dumont-CAL (13), Cherokee (15)

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 North Scott 15-0 1
2 Marion 14-0 2
3 Center Point-Urbana 15-0 3
4 Glenwood 15-0 4
5 Ballard 14-1 5
6 Cedar Rapids Xavier 10-4 6
7 Lewis Central 10-4 7
8 Gilbert 11-3 8
9 Waverly-Shell Rock 13-2 9
10 Central DeWitt 13-1 10
11 Grinnell 11-3 11
12 Mason City 9-7 12
13 Clear Creek-Amana 13-3 15
14 Bondurant-Farrar 10-4 NR
15 Keokuk 12-3 NR
Dropped Out: Carroll (13), ADM (14)

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Iowa City High 13-0 1
2 Dowling Catholic 14-2 3
3 Cedar Rapids Prairie 14-0 4
4 Johnston 14-2 2
5 Waukee 12-2 5
6 Southeast Polk 15-1 6
7 Cedar Falls 10-4 7
8 Waterloo West 13-3 8
9 Urbandale 13-3 9
10 Davenport North 11-2 11
11 West Des Moines Valley 9-7 13
12 Ames 8-8 12
13 Ankeny Centennial 8-8 10
14 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 12-3 15
15 Sioux City East 11-4 NR
Dropped Out: Bettendorf (14)

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Atlantic’s O’Brien signs with Briar Cliff baseball

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January 30th, 2020 by admin

Photo courtesy Brody O’Brien

Atlantic senior Brody O’Brien officially signed to play college baseball at Briar Cliff University on Wednesday. O’Brien has been a consistent hitter for the Trojans and split his time between third base and the mound last year. Brody said Briar Cliff felt like a good place for him athletically and academically.

O’Brien hit .343 last year for the Trojans and led the team with 17 RBIs on 24 hits. As a sophomore O’Brien had 19 RBIs on 27 hits. He said he has always prided himself on being a good hitter.

O’Brien will join a Charger team that went 22-26 last season with an 11-17 record in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Corby McGlauflin will be in his first season as the Chargers Head Coach, taking over for Boyd Pitkin who spent 22 seasons at the helm. O’Brien talked about some of the goals he has for his final high school season this summer.

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Moore Welcomes Creston and Southwest Valley FFA students

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(DES MOINES) – This week, Representative Tom Moore (a Republican from Griswold) welcomed students involved in Creston and Southwest Valley FFA programs, to the Iowa House of Representatives. The students were visiting the Capitol for the Legislative Symposium, which is designed to build character and promote citizenship, volunteerism and patriotism.

Pictured here is Rep. Tom Moore (Griswold) and students with the Creston FFA.

Pictured here is Rep. Tom Moore (Griswold) and students with the Southwest Valley FFA.

 

 

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Company ordered to pay state for illicit timber harvest

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January 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

LUCAS, Iowa (AP) – A judge has ordered a lumber company to pay the state nearly $28,000 for timber harvested without permission from a state forest in south-central Iowa. The attorney general’s office also said Thursday that Moravia Hardwoods, of Moravia, lied to the state on a bond renewal application, so the judge banned the company from buying timber for a year. A company representative said he couldn’t immediately comment. The trees were cut down in the Chariton Unit of Stephens State Forest. The state sued the company, and a trial was held this past August. The judge issued the ruling Monday.

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DNR asking you to think of the Chickadee-Checkoff

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa D-N-R is asking you to take make a donation to help the state’s wildlife when you file your state taxes. D-N-R wildlife biologist, Stephanie Shepherd, says the number of people who donate through the “Chickadee Check-off” has been dropping. “In 2003 we had almost 13-thousand people donating. In this last year — in 2018 — roughly 73-hundred folks donated to the checkoff,” Shepherd says.

She says the amount of money has fortunately not dropped as much as the amount of donors. Shepherd says the donations go to species that don’t get funds from dedicated sources like hunting and fishing licenses. “We have a thousand plus other species in the state that also require habitat, and require research and conservation,” according to Shepherd. She says there are probably several reasons the Chickadee Checkoff gets missed at tax time. “We don’t spend a lot of money on marketing — we want most of the money that comes in for the checkoff to go towards wildlife conservation,” according to Shepherd “We don’t do a ton of market besides word of mouth or putting out a press release or two. So, maybe that’s just not bringing in a lot of new folks who aren’t aware of the Fish and Wildlife on the state tax form.”

The check-offs are one of the last things you have to do in filling out your return, and Shepherd says that may work against them. “A lot of times folks can be in tax return preparation fatigue by the time you get to the bottom of the state tax form where the checkoff line is — so a lot of times it just gets overlooked,” Shepherd says.  Shepherd says you don’t have to donate thousands of dollars to help out the cause. “I always like to point out that we have about one-and-half million taxpayers in the state of Iowa and so if every one of them just donated one dollar on the checkoff that would be one-point-five millions for wildlife conservation in the state,” Shepherd says. “So even a little bit can make a huge difference — especially if we can get more people donating.”

The Fish and Wildlife Check-Off, line 57 on Form 1040. Or tell your tax preparer you’d like to donate to the fund.

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Atlantic girls hoops hosts Glenwood tonight on KJANTV

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January 30th, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans (8-7) girls basketball team hosts the Glenwood Rams (15-0) for a varsity basketball contest tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJANTV.

The Rams won the first meeting early in the season 71-45 on December 6th and come in red hot to this one. The Rams blew past Creston on Tuesday night 87-46 and are ranked 4th in the latest Clas 4A poll. Glenwood has three players averaging in double figures: Madison Camden 18.6, Jenna Hopp 13.8, and Elle Scarborough 11.4.

Atlantic is coming off a great road win over Kuemper Catholic on Tuesday night. McKenzie Waters sank a pair of free throws with 4.4 seconds left in the game to grab the win for the Trojans. Waters is averaging 13.1 points per game and Haley Rasmussen has poured in 17.9 per contest.

Chris Parks will have the call of the game tonight from the Atlantic High School. Tune in on KJANTV at 7:15pm for the pregame with tip-off at about 7:30pm. This is a video only broadcast because Iowa men’s basketball will be on the radio.

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35th Annual Legislative Symposium & FFA Day at the Capitol

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic School District Agriculture Instructor/FFA Advisor Eric Miller reports five members of the Atlantic FFA and other FFA members from across Iowa, converged this past Tuesday on the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, to build character and promote citizenship, volunteerism, and patriotism. Atlantic FFA members Alyssa Derby, Tate Den Beste, Corri Pelzer, Taylor McCreedy, and Craig Alan Becker attended the event. Approximately 560 high school students wearing blue corduroy from 87 schools flooded the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines. The students visited with legislators, exhibited skills learned in the agriculture classroom, and learned the importance of citizenship.

Left to right Craig Alan Becker, Taylor McCreedy, Alyssa Derby, Senator Tom Shipley, Tate Den Beste, Corri Pelzer

Sitting in chair Tyler Comes; middle row Taylor McCreedy,Corri Pelzer, Alyssa Derby, Craig Alan Becker and Tate Den Beste; Back row Atlantic FFA Advisor Eric Miller and Representative Tom Moore. (Photos courtesy Eric Miller)

The event was all part of the 35th Annual Iowa FFA Legislative Symposium and FFA Day at the Capitol. During the morning, FFA members heard from Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President, Craig Hill, about the important roles young agriculturalists can play in the agriculture industry. Then, Julie Kenny, Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, addressed students about the importance of agriculture in Iowa and abroad. Kelsey Tyrrell of the World Food Prize addressed students about the future of Iowa agriculture and the importance of being involved with statewide issues.

Governor Kim Reynolds presented and signed the FFA Week Proclamation, declaring February 22-29 FFA week in Iowa. The proclamation signing took place in the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon with the Iowa FFA state officer team. After the event, Taylor McCreedy said she was glad that she took part in the event. McCreedy said “I thought it was a lot of fun, and it was a good opportunity for kids to meet with state representatives.”

The 35th Annual Iowa FFA Legislative Symposium and FFA Day at the Capitol was made possible with support from Iowa Farm Bureau Federation through the Iowa FFA Foundation.

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IHSBCA awards handed out this month for 2019 season

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January 30th, 2020 by admin

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association held it’s 52nd annual awards banquet on Saturday, January 18th in Cedar Rapids and awards were handed out for the 2019 season.

Locally three coaches received District Coach of the Year Honors. The Class 1A Southwest District award was given to John Waddle of Coon Rapids-Bayard. In 2A the Southwest District honoree was Andy VanFossan of Underwood. In 4A Lee Toole of Lewis Central was honored.

Jon Heydon of Coon Rapids-Bayard was named the West District Assistant Coach of the Year.

Steve Shantz of Greenfield was recognized as the Southwest District Umpire of the Year.

You can see the full list of awards handed out at the banquet here: 2020 IHSBCA Banquet Award Winners

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Riverside Elementary Rated “High Performing” on Iowa Performance Profile

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January 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Education on Wednesday January 29, 2020 released new results and features in an online school accountability reporting system called the Iowa School Performance Profiles. The Iowa School Performance Profiles, launched in 2018, meets state and federal requirements to publish report cards reflecting the performance of all public schools.

The website shows:

  • Updated scores and ratings for all public schools based on how they performed on a set of accountability measures in the 2018-19 school year
  • Schools that have been identified for additional support and improvement based on their performance
  • Additional data that are required by law but do not count toward accountability scores

The latest scores reflect results of a new state test that was administered for the first-time last spring. The website also includes some new features, including a measure of postsecondary readiness for high schools, and new data, such as science assessment results and educator effectiveness. Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise says “This is an important tool for parents, educators and other stakeholders to understand how their schools are performing.”  Wise said also, that “While the Iowa School Performance Profiles does not tell the full story about schools, the website can enhance conversations in local communities about the work to prepare students for success.”

Riverside Elementary which includes students educated at Carson and Oakland was ranked as “High Performing” with a total ranking of 62.84. This ranking is the top ranking of any elementary school in the Western Iowa Conference. The school was above the state average on all indicators. Riverside Middle/Senior High was ranked “Acceptable” and the school was above the state average on six indicators with a total ranking of 54.31. The district overall was above the state average on nine indicators and below the state average on three indicators (Growth Math, Conditions for Learning Composite and Post-Secondary Readiness ACT/SAT).

Riverside Superintendent Tim Mitchell says “This report is very positive for Riverside as we continue to move in the right direction on multiple indicators included in this report. This is the first time a state accountability report card has rated any of our schools as High Performing. This is reflection of the hard work of our staff. If we continue to dedicate and commit to professional learning, implementing research-based strategies in the classroom, using data to guide our instruction, and work collaboratively we will continue this upward trend on these indicators of school and district success.”

Report cards provide an overall view of school performance as well as more detailed information, making it easier for stakeholders to understand how each school is serving its students.
Having access to clear and detailed information enables parents and other stakeholders to ask questions and better contribute to local conversations about school improvement. Educators, parents and other stakeholders can use information in the Iowa School Performance Profiles to celebrate achievements, to pinpoint areas for improvement, and to ask questions.

For more information, visit iaschoolperformance.gov.

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